Acronyms
AFB
alternative formulation briefing
ASA(CW)
Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works
AGPR
Administrative Group for Project Review
BERH
Board of Engineers for Rivers and Harbors
CERP
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan
CRC
Central Review Center
DCSOPS
Deputy Chief of Staff for Operations
DOE
U.S. Department of Energy
EC
Engineering Circular
EIS
Environmental Impact Statement
EPA
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
ER
Engineering Regulation
ESTB
Environmental Studies and Toxicology Board
FCSA
feasibility cost-sharing agreement
FS
feasibility study
GPRA
Government Performance and Results Act
IRC
Issue Resolution Conference
IRP
independent review panel
NAPA
National Academy of Public Administration
NASA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NEPA
National Environmental Policy Act
NRC
National Research Council
OMB
U.S. Office of Management and Budget
OSB
Ocean Studies Board
PED
preconstruction engineering and design
P&G
Principles and Guidelines
PSP
project study plan
RAB
Review Advisory Board
R&D
research and development
UMR-IWW
Upper Mississippi River-Illinois Waterway
USACE
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
WCD
World Commission on Dams
WRC
U.S. Water Resources Council
WRDA 1986
Water Resources Development Act of 1986
WRDA 1992
Water Resources Development Act of 1992
WRDA 2000
Water Resources Development Act of 2000
WSTB
Water Science and Technology Board